Saucy Chicken Tacos
Tender pieces of chicken cooked in a spicy sauce filled in taco shells
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 500 gram chicken breasts or thighs 4 breasts
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1&1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp salt
Sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1/2 tsp sugar
To Serve
- 8 taco shells
- onion
- tomato
- jalapeno
- coriander
- lettuce
- sour cream
Instructions
- Mix one tablespoon oil, paprika, oregano, cumin, chilli powder, salt, onion powder and garlic powder together.
- Cut the chicken breasts into halves vertically so you have 8 fillets. Mix the marinade into the chicken. Heat the other tablespoon oil in a pan and brown the chicken on either side, about a minute on each side. It's totally fine if not fully cooked as it will cook further in the sauce
- In the same pan add the tomato paste, sugar and chicken broth. Simmer for about 2 minutes until it reduces just a little
- Shred or chop the chicken breasts and add it to the sauce. Cook for a minute or until breasts are fully cooked. Do not over cook
- Fill the taco shells with the chicken and top with the tomato, onion, jalapeno, avocado, coriander, lettuce and sour cream
Notes
- You can use chicken thighs instead of the breasts, however you can cook the thighs a little longer
- Instead of lime juice you can use lemon juice
- Add more sugar if required
- If you want more heat you can add some jalapenos to the sauce